BILL NUMBER: AB 549	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 13, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 13, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 12, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 7, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 20, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 3, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 31, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 5, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Longville
   (Coauthor:  Senator Brulte)

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2001

   An act to add Sections 25402.6 and 25402.7 to the Public Resources
Code, relating to energy resources.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 549, Longville.  California Energy Commission:  building
standards.
   Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to prescribe, by regulation, various energy
efficiency design standards for residential and nonresidential
buildings.
   This bill would require the commission to investigate options and
develop a plan to decrease wasteful peakload energy consumption in
existing residential and nonresidential buildings.  The bill would
require the commission to use existing funds to investigate those
options and develop a plan and to report its findings, on or before
January 1, 2004, to the Legislature.
   This bill would require electric and gas utilities to provide
support for building standards in consultation with the  commission,
to the extent that funds are made available to the utilities for that
purpose.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 25402.6 is added to the Public Resources Code,
to read:
   25402.6.  The commission shall investigate options and develop a
plan to decrease wasteful peakload energy consumption in existing
residential and nonresidential buildings.  On or before January 1,
2004, the commission shall report its findings to the Legislature,
including, but not limited to, any changes in law necessary to
implement the plan to decrease wasteful peakload energy consumption
in existing residential and nonresidential buildings.
  SEC. 2.  Section 25402.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   25402.7.  (a) In consultation with the commission, electric and
gas utilities shall provide support for building standards and other
regulations pursuant to Section 25402 and subdivision (b) of Section
25553 including appropriate research, development, and training to
implement those standards and other regulations.
   (b) The electric and gas utilities shall provide support pursuant
to subdivision (a) only to the extent that funds are made available
to the utilities for that purpose.
  SEC. 3.  The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission shall investigate options, develop a plan, and report to
the Legislature pursuant to Section 25402.6 of the Public Resources
Code, using funds in existence on the effective date of the act
adding Section 25402.6 to the Public Resources Code.